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Commission says school‑committee chair warned of attempts to remove amenities‑building warrant item
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Summary
Chair Jin reported an email from Tracy Marino, identified at the meeting as chair of the school committee, warning that some town meeting attendees may try to remove references to the high‑school amenities building from the warrant; the commission agreed to pass the information to town management and encouraged public participation at town meeting.
Chair Jin told the commission he received an email from Tracy Marino expressing concern that some people might try to remove items about the high‑school amenities building from the town meeting warrant.
"She’s very concerned because she has heard there will be people, I guess, at town meeting trying to remove anything about the amenities building from any kinds of warrants at town meeting," Jin said when reading the correspondence aloud.
Meeting participants discussed next steps: confirming town management has been notified and encouraging commissioners and residents to attend town meeting if they want to speak to the article. Jessica, the project coordinator, said she would forward the email to the town manager so staff could be prepared.
Why it matters: the amenities‑building debate has drawn public letters and commentary in the past, and the school committee chair’s concern signals a need for commissioners and staff to track potential procedural challenges at town meeting. The commission recorded no formal action on the correspondence but asked that relevant officials be kept informed ahead of the warrant hearing.
Next steps: the chair said he would forward the correspondence to the group when he returned from a short absence, and commissioners were urged to attend the upcoming town meeting if they wished to speak in support of or against any amendments.
